At the college anniversary, Angela and wealthy classmates mock Lulu and tell her not to perform, saying a maid's daughter shouldn't be onstage. Lulu then overhears her teacher Mia on the phone saying Lulu lacks talent and that lessons are pointless. The remark stuns her and triggers a memory from a past life when Angela tricked her into giving up the violin, which also upset her parents. Despite the humiliation, Lulu—Mia's student—insists she can still outperform Angela. She steels herself to prove it, but her decision to play remains unresolved.